Intermediate - Yellow Mountain (C1451)

A:  看,那就是“迎客松”!
kàn, nà jiùshì" Yíngkèsōng”!
Look, that's the, “Welcoming Guest Pine”.
B:  哎,真的很像在迎接客人。
āi, zhēnde hěn xiàng zài yíngjiē kèrén.
Hey, it really does look like it's welcoming guests.
A:  快站过去,帮你拍张照片。
kuài zhàn guòqù, bāng nǐ pāi zhāng zhàopiān.
Quick, go stand over there. I'll take a picture for you.
B:  不用拍我,只拍美景就好了。
bùyòng pāi wǒ, zhǐ pāi měijǐng jiù hǎole.
No need to take one of me. Just take one of the beautiful scenery and that's enough.
A:  好。出发去下一个景点!
hǎo. chūfā qù xià yī ge jǐngdiǎn!
OK. Let's set out for the next scenic spot!
B:  据说前面的一段山路最陡了。
jùshuō qiánmian de yī duàn shānlù zuì dǒu le.
They say that mountain path up ahead is the steepest one.
A:  别怕,有我呢。
bié pà, yǒu wǒ ne.
Don't be afraid. You have me.
B:  我的体力也不差!
wǒ de tǐlì yě bù chà!
I'm not in bad shape myself!
A:  呵呵,那我们抓紧时间!
hēhē, nà wǒmen zhuājǐn shíjiān!
Heh-heh. Then let's get a move on!
B:  你看远处,多漂亮,山峰都在云雾中。
nǐ kàn yuǎnchù, duō piàoliang, shānfēng dōu zài yúnwù zhōng.
Look in the distance, it's so pretty. The mountain peaks are all covered in a cloudy fog.
A:  来黄山就是要看云海、奇松和怪石。
lái Huángshān jiùshì yào kàn yúnhǎi、 qísōng hé guàishí.
Coming to Yellow Mountain is all about seeing the sea of clouds, the rare pines and odd rock formations.
B:  这大概就是传说中的仙境吧。
zhè dàgài jiùshì chuánshuō zhōng de xiānjìng ba.
So this must be the paradise of legends huh?
A:  这么美,累也值得。不过下山的时候可以坐缆车。
zhème měi, lèi yě zhídé. bùguò xiàshān de shíhou kěyǐ zuò lǎnchē.
It's so beautiful, it's worth getting so tired. On the way down though, we can take the cable car.
B:  我才不坐缆车呢。
wǒ cái bù zuò lǎnchē ne.
I, for one, am not taking the cable car.

Key Vocabulary

迎客松YíngkèsōngWelcoming Guest Pine
迎接yíngjiēto welcome
客人kèrénguest
站过去zhàn guòqùstand over there
pāito take a photo, to film
zhāng[measure word for photos]
照片zhàopiānrphotograph
美景měijǐngbeautiful scenery
出发chūfāto set out
景点jǐngdiǎnscenic spot
据说jùshuōit is said
一段yī duàna section
山路shānlùmountain path
dǒusteep
体力tǐlìphysical strength
chàpoor
抓紧时间zhuājǐn shíjiānto hurry
远处yuǎnchùdistant place
山峰shānfēngmountain peak
云雾yúnwùcloudy fog
黄山HuángshānYellow Mountain
云海yúnhǎisea of clouds
奇松qísōngrare pines
怪石guàishíodd rock formations
传说chuánshuōlegend
仙境xiānjìngparadise
值得zhídéto be worthwhile
下山xiàshānto descend a mountain
缆车lǎnchēcable car
cái[emphatic marker]

Supplementary Vocabulary

风景fēngjǐngscenery
坐过去zuò guòqùsit over there
听说tīngshuōto have heard
身体shēntǐbody
fog
奇怪qíguàistrange

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